Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morgantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgantown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Morgantown
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Morgantown:
- 35.489989, -115.082205
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Morgantown
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Morgantown is near San Bernardino County and also Mohave County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- eBird sighting report for Mohave County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Morgantown ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Morgantown.
Within Nevada, the name Morgantown is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- This Morgantown is located in La Paz County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Paz County community of Morgantown.
- Florida
- Charlotte County
- This Morgantown is located in Charlotte County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<1> to the east of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Morgantown.
- Indiana
- Morgan County
- This Morgantown is located in Morgan County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Morgantown.
- Kentucky
- Butler County
- This Morgantown is located in Butler County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Morgantown.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Morgantown [Allegany County].
- Charles County
- This Morgantown is located in Charles County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Morgantown.
- Mississippi
- Adams County
- This Morgantown is located in Adams County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the east of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Morgantown.
- Marion County
- This Morgantown is located in Marion County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km] to the east of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Morgantown.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Morgantown is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km] to the east of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Morgantown.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Morgantown is located in Alamance County and lies 1,985 miles [3,194.5 km]<1> to the east of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Morgantown.
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clinton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Morgantown.
- Highland County
- This community is historic and although located in Highland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Morgantown.
- Jackson County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Morgantown [Jackson County].
- Mahoning County
- This Morgantown is located in Mahoning County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Morgantown.
- Pike County
- This Morgantown is located in Pike County and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km] to the east northeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Morgantown.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Morgantown is located in Berks County and lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Morgantown.
- Tennessee
- Rhea County
- This Morgantown is located in Rhea County and lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km]<1> to the east of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Morgantown.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Morgantown is located in Fauquier County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Morgantown.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Morgantown is located in Monongalia County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morgantown that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Morgantown.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgantown ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Borax ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Camp Booth ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Booth
- Camp Booth is located in Clark County
- Copper Camp ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Camp
- Copper Camp is located in Clark County
- Crescent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Emerald City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald City
- Emerald City is located in Clark County
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lucky Jim Camp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Jim Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Jim Camp
- Lucky Jim Camp is located in Clark County
- Marie Camp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Camp
- Marie Camp is located in Clark County
- Nelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <5>
- Roach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Searchlight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searchlight
- Searchlight is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searchlight <5>
How Far From Morgantown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morgantown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Morgantown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgantown and extending to:
- Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Morgantown to Las Vegas, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 361 miles [581 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,169 miles [13,146.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morgantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morgantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4900, Longitude: -115.0822 In this case, the coordinates for Morgantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Morgantown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morgantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Morgantown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.855 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.356 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.822 degrees. |